IN RE BENICAR® (OLMESARTAN) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

Master Docket No. 15-2606 (RBK/JS), Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-02526.

In Re Benicar® (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litigation MDL No. 2606. This document relates to: William H. von Eberstein, Jr. and Theresa Breland von Eberstein, Plaintiffs, v. DAIICHI SANKYO, Inc., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey, Camden Vicinage.

September 13, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Product Liability
Nature of Suit: 367 Personal Injury: Health Care / Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BENICAR (OLMESARTAN) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, Plaintiff, represented by CHRISTOPHER LUKE COFFIN , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP.

Kalawatti Kay Scheffler & James E. Scheffler, Plaintiffs, represented by GALE D. PEARSON , PEARSON RANDALL & SCHUMACHER P.A., LARRY D. HELVEY , LARRY HELVEY LAW FIRM & VINCENT J. MOCCIO , BENNEROTTE & ASSOCIATES, P.A., pro hac vice.

Doris L. Van Dyke & Willis E. Van Dyke, Plaintiffs, represented by GARY LESTER WILSON , ROBINS KAPLAN MILLER & CIRESI LLP, HOLLY H. DOLEJSI , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP, MUNIR R. MEGHJEE , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP, pro hac vice, Russell D. Yerger , YERGER LAW OFFICE, TARA D. SUTTON , ROBINS KAPLAN MILLER CIRESI LLP & RAYNA ELIZABETH KESSLER , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP.

Laura J. Laney, Victoria L. Kuhn, Leo B. Charlton, Brenda D. Baugh, Pamela M. Bonner, Marilyn McCleskey & Patricia Heckaman, Plaintiffs, represented by PETER J. BRODHEAD , SPANGENBERG SHIBLEY & LIBER LLP & PETER H. WEINBERGER , SPANGENBERG SHIBLEY & LIBER LLP.

Annette M. Johnson, Plaintiff, represented by DANIEL A. NIGH , LEVIN PAPANTONIO, PETER J. BRODHEAD , SPANGENBERG SHIBLEY & LIBER LLP & PETER H. WEINBERGER , SPANGENBERG SHIBLEY & LIBER LLP.

Irene Hugley, Plaintiff, represented by PETER J. BRODHEAD , SPANGENBERG SHIBLEY & LIBER LLP, PETER H. WEINBERGER , SPANGENBERG SHIBLEY & LIBER LLP & STEVEN W. TEPPLER , ABBOTT LAW GROUP PA.

Deborah Dirksen & Richard A. Dirksen, Plaintiffs, represented by HOLLY H. DOLEJSI , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP, Joshua B. Strom , ROBINS KAPLAN MILLER CIRESI LLP, MUNIR R. MEGHJEE , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP, pro hac vice & TARA D. SUTTON , ROBINS KAPLAN MILLER CIRESI LLP.

Susanne Ambler & Richard Ambler, Plaintiffs, represented by DAVID W. BAUMGARTEN , YALE & BAUMGARTEN LLP, Eugene P. Yale , Yale and Baumgarten & Suzanne Moree Yale , Yale & Baumgarten LLP.

Bernadette Bujol-Brown, Plaintiff, represented by ANTHONY D. IRPINO , IRPINO AVIN HAWKINS & Pearl A. Robertson , Irpino Law Firm, LLP.

MICHELLE PHILLIPS, Plaintiff, represented by CHRISTOPHER LUKE COFFIN , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP & Richard Phillip Traulsen , Begam & Marks PA.

William H. von Eberstein & Teresa Breland von Eberstein, Plaintiffs, represented by CHRISTOPHER LUKE COFFIN , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP, J. Neale deGravelles , deGravelles, Palmintier, Holthaus & Fruge', LLP, NICHOLAS RYAN ROCKFORTE , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP & S. SAMUEL GRIFFIN , LAW OFFICE OF S. SAMUEL GRIFFIN.

James B. Matheny, Plaintiff, represented by Peter Byron Gee, Jr. , Morgan & Morgan, P.A.

Timothy J. Hogan, Judy Hogan & Lois E. Bonanni, Plaintiffs, represented by PAUL D. RHEINGOLD , RHEINGOLD, VALET, RHEINGOLD, SHKOLNIK & MCCARTNEY, LLP.

Frances Stirnaman, Plaintiff, represented by ASHLEY BRITTAIN LANDERS , SCHLICHTER BOGARD & DENTON LLP & ROGER C. DENTON , SCHLICHTER AND BOGARD, LLP.

Dolores Meyer, Plaintiff, represented by ESTHER EVA BEREZOFSKY , BEREZOFSKY LAW GROUP, LLC, MATTHEW J. SCHUMACHER , PEARSON RANDALL & SCHUMACHER PA & ROGER C. DENTON , SCHLICHTER AND BOGARD, LLP.

JAMES MANLEY, Plaintiff, represented by TODD A. BRADLEY , GAYLORD EYERMAN BRADLEY PC.

Louis Verduzco, JOHN D. MORTON, KEREN F. MORTON, KEVIN C. MURRELL, CINDY H. MURRELL, MARY HOLLY, LOVELINA M. SOOD, PRAN N. SOOD, FRANCES MARY EWALD, MICHAEL EWALD, JOHN DAVID WILSON, CATHY MCDONOUGH, THOMAS J. MCDONOUGH, III, IVA JEAN MOSS, BEVERLY JEAN THOMPSON, ROBERT THOMPSON, JR, DORIS PHILLIPS, JUAN GOMEZ, SUSAN K. BRENNER, IRVIN W. HOLLAND, LINDA W. HOLLAND, EVELYN FELICE, DONALD G. CROPSEY, SONDRA JOAN CROPSY, DONALD M. BENNINGER, JUDY BENNINGER, JOHN O. PICKETT, JR., ROBIN R. PICKETT, JAMES G. MASON, II, JAMES T. KECK, WILMA DARLENE PERKINS, MICHAEL J. RODRIGUEZ, VIRGINIA ROSE ANN RODRIGUEZ, VICTOR M. MORALES, LINDA D. SEPULVEDA, KATHLEEN GRANSEE, THOMAS GRANSEE, RICHARD SCOTT HERVIEUX, NANCY SIMLER, JAMES LEFRANCQ & THERESA LEFRANCQ, Plaintiffs, represented by LEXI J. HAZAM , LIEFF CABRASER HEIMMAN BERNSTEIN LLP.

Robert H. Kemp, Plaintiff, represented by DANIEL A. NIGH , LEVIN PAPANTONIO & GEORGE T. WILLIAMSON , FARR LAW FIRM.

CAROLE H. MILLER, Plaintiff, represented by JASON M. JABAR , JABAR LALIBERTY & MARK M. O'MARA , O'MARA LAW GROUP.

JOSEPH PINCKNEY & EILEEN PINCKNEY, Plaintiffs, represented by JOEL ROBERT RHINE , LEA, RHINE, ROSBRUGH & CHLEBOROWICZ, PLLC.

WILLIE JONES, Plaintiff, represented by ANDREW ALLEN LEMMON .

MICHAEL MCALLISTER, Plaintiff, represented by CHRISTOPHER LUKE COFFIN , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP, JESSICA A. PEREZ , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP, NICHOLAS RYAN ROCKFORTE , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP & TREY JOSEPH MALBROUGH .

Patsy Himel & Derryl Himel, Plaintiffs, represented by Vincent Ross Cicardo , Cicardo Law Office.

Roger Deming & Carol Deming, Plaintiffs, represented by PETER C. SNOWDON , JOHNSON BECKER PLLC & Timothy J. Becker , Johnson Becker, PLLC.

Marian O'Neill, Shirley M. Moore, ARTHUR MOORE, SANDRA K. MADDEN, JOHN MADDEN, SR., DEBRA IAVELLI, BRUCE J. IAVELLI, EDWARD D. TAYLOR, GEORGE W. KIGER III, OLGA Y. MORENO, TONI MARIE VINCE, MELODY A. WINEBRENNER, JOHN R. HEBB, REX S. BARKER, SR., CHARLENE R. MORGAN, MARK L. MOREHEAD, EDWARD J. MORAN, III, DOUGLAS BUERGER, MARY BUERGER, KIMBERLY BENSON, JODI PETERS, SHERYL CLARK, TED SCHIZAS, KEVIN M. GRAHAM, RICHARD FARLOW, CANDACE WILDE, FRANK WILDE, SHANON WILLIAMS-STEEN & PHILIP GOLDMAN, Plaintiffs, represented by GREGORY N. MCEWEN , MCEWENLAW FIRM LTD.

Frances A. Beckjorden & Harold W. Beckjorden, Plaintiffs, represented by HOLLY H. DOLEJSI , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP, MUNIR R. MEGHJEE , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP, pro hac vice & TARA D. SUTTON , ROBINS KAPLAN MILLER CIRESI LLP.

Marian Love, Rodgers Love, RICHARD HALLIGAN, MARTHA F. BATEMAN, DORIS ALEXANDER, HOWARD MCGAHA, PATRICIA CLARK, WILLIE H. DEBERRY, OLEAN RELIFORD, MARIA MARADEI-OROZCO, STEVEN BOWMAN, JAMES RICHARD CAREY, JAMES SANDROVICH, ISRAEL RIVERA, SHIRLEY LAMBERT, ELIZABETH SAYLES, RONNIE SELLERS, ALBERTA LAWS, FREDDIE WILLIAMS, JUDITH MACHON, VICTORIA COOPER, FRED REUTER, MARY BROOKS, JOAN NERVIANO, WILLIAM PINE, CHARLOTTE GULISH, JOHNNIE COLEY, EDITH RICHEY, THERESA ANN DOMINGUE, MARTHA CRUZ, DEREK BALLOT, MARK BOIKE, TINA BOIKE, Husband and Wife, TYRONE GRAY, OLIVIA GRAY, THOMAS JOINER, GLENDA JOINER, WILLIAM SCHAFF, SYLVIA SCHAFF, ERNEST HENDRIX, LOIS A. HENDRIX, LUCILLE ADKINS, DENISE BLOTZER, PATRICIA PEDERSEN, ALICE AGUILERA, JONNIE HOOD, JANET HAMMOND, DENNIS MELROY, LISA FILLINGER, DEBORAH DUNCAN, PAMELA GOULART, JIMMIE JONES, MARTHA ROGERS, RUTH RENSHAW, VALORIE ROBINSON, MARSHA NICHOLAS, DARRELL RUSSELL, DELORES WILLIAMSON, CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS, RODNEY CARTER, DELORA ALLEN, JOHN BOYETTE, PATRICIA MORGAN, FRAN BARKER, VELDON BARKER, JANE MAUPIN, JANET ROSENBAUM, JIM POTTER, JUDY FOLMAR, LINDA PAFFORD, CAROLE CLAIR, CHARLES BRYANT, JACQUELINE HOLMES, STACEY KOLODZIEJ, TIMOTHY TELLEZ, RICK SEELEY, BARBARA WARD, LINDA ESTEP, VICTOR JOSEPH, MARY SCOTT, GENEVIEVE JOSEPH, GEORGIA BUTLER, DANIEL GREENFIELD, JIMMY F. COOK, FRANCES ROBERTS, ALFRED STEVEN LUCAS, TERESA A. WILLIAMS, PEDRO ROMAN, EARL WASHINGTON, KATHERINE WASHINGTON, LYNDA WEBSTER, LAURA YAKICH, MABEL SCOFIELD, TINA ORDONEZ, PATRICIA BLOOMER, GARY BRIDGMAN, ANTHONY PETTY, LAWRENCE DOYLE, JERRY L. TENNISON, CHARLES R. EVANS, JOYCE HARVELLA, PAULA LANGHORN, MATTIE B. THRASH, WILLIAM LUDWIG, FRANCINE WATSON, DAVID MINNICK, ROBERT MONTGOMERY, KAREN WILLIAMS-TAYLOR, JULIA NORTHROP, COREY BERLIER, RONALD SHARPLEY, JACKLIN WAMPLER, WAYNE SANDERS, MARCIA BLAIR, GROVER JOHNSON, KATHRYN JOHNSON, DAMON BURDICK, EARNA ASBERRY, KIM BREWER, MONIQUE MCCOY, DAVID ZIMMER, LUISA ZIMMER, ESTATE OF FAY J. WRIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE ANTICIPATED PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND HEIRS, DEIEDRE WRIGHT AND ALVITA MCKINNEY, TAMMY A. WALTON, REBECCA LABAKI, FELICIA LEWIS, GERALD MACHIN, SHIRLEY MACHIN, Husband and Wife, THEODORA EDWARDS, LISA HARRIS, KENNETH MCMILLIAN, DOROTHY BOWSER, GEORGE BOWSER, BETTY HARDESTY, DIANA HENDERSON, DEBORAH IFILL, KEN IFILL, BARBARA RILEY, MARY LOU MITROS, RORY COCHRAN, SHERRIE COCHRAN, PATRICIA SEMIEN, JUANITA B. WALKER, ANDREA Y. AYCOCK, DONNA GLASKO, SHIRLEY LOVELADY, MICHAEL MCBRIDE, DEXTER NASH, GILES RAGAN, EDWARD DOMURAT, LYNN KING, SR., JENNIFER MCQUEEN, CONNIE SULLIVAN, JOSEPH THORNTON, III, SHERRIANA ROBINSON, BARBARA JEAN ALVARADO, KATIE WEBB, DEAN WELLS, LETHA BARNES, CAROLYN THOMAS, SHARON THOMASON, CHARLES BRYAN, RHONDA BAKER, MICHAEL ALT, JAMIE READY, husband and wife, SAMUEL READY, TRAISEE BARNES, LISA DANIELS-TAYLOR, RODERICK RICHARDSON, WILLIE RUTH ALLEN, DIANNE STALLINGS, SHIRLEY HOLCOMBE, TONY HOLTS, SHARON HUNTER, TONYA IVERSON, JOHN GANDY, SHARON COLLIER, BRENDA DANIELS, MICHAEL BARTHLETT, THELMA BROWN, GAIL DELONAIS, MARION LEWIS, JOEL MADDOX, EMMITT MCCLENDON, MONA SMITH, DENISE STEFFENS, NINA ANDERSON, DAVID BRUST, MARCIA JAMES, BEVERLY DAVIS, EARNESTINE ENGLISH, KENDEL HENDERSON, MICHELE KIRKLAND, MARK MCTYRE, STEPHANIE MCTYRE, MILDRED PEACO, G. STANLEY TAYLOR, ESTELLA TOWNS, STEPHEN L. WOFFORD, MAMIE WATTS, MARSHA BOATMAN, MICHAEL HALL, FRANK MUNOZ, JR., ANNE PETTAWAY, TAMMY RICHARDSON, LINITA BOURNS, TAMMY GILES, JULIANNE MILLER, KATHIE STAPLETON, TAWANDA FAYSON, DOROTHY SINGLETON, MINNIE R. WOODS, CHARLES D'ADAMO, DON DYER, ANDREW JACKSON, JESSIE JACKSON, MICHAEL J. JANKOVIAK, FREDERICK RILEY, MICHAEL B. SCOTT, WILHEMENIA SCOTT, JOHNNY SEBREN, DEUNTA TORBERT, RICHARD B. WHITE, DIANNE WILLIER, ROBERTA FYE, DORETHA BOLDEN, WANDA LONG, JANICE AASEN, ROBERT AASEN, ROBERT TUCKER, ESTATE OF LARRY CAGLE, ON BEHALF OF THE ANTICIPATED PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND HEIR, BETHANY CAGLE, TYRANNA BROWN, CHUNDA CONWAY, SABIA MANISCALCO, JACKIE SWAN, JAMES SWAN, CAROL MACK, HOWARD SCHACK, RUTH SCHACK, ROGER CONNER, JAMAAL RODGERS, GENE RAY HUNT, SR., REBECCA WELKER, LINDA BUNTING, CATHERINE LEWIS-PERRYMAN, MARY DOROUGH, BARBARA GIVENS, MARTHA PROWELL, GRACE RIENZO, WALTER EBERLE, JEFF MAHANES, TERRY BRYAN, JERRY LESSO, CHARLEAN MYERS, DIANA ODLE, SARAH SMITH, CALVIN ANTONE, CHRIS BEHL, CHRISTINE BENSON, HENRY RAMSEY, DENNIS WOLL, JACK YOUNG, THERESA SHIPMAN, LAWRENCE E. COOPER, JR, ROBERT HUDNALL, JR, LAURIDS HEDAA, BARBARA BARR, CARLOS LEE HUDSON, JR, SHARYN JONES, MARY SCRIVINES, GAYE VAUGHN, DEREK WILLIAMS, PATRICIA BOOKER, ADDIE GIVENS MONROE, JOHN MONROE, MIGUEL REYES, KIM SURLES, ARDEANIA CLARK, LINDA HAVARD, ELIZABETH HUNDRIESER, MICHAEL PRESUTTI, GWENDOLYN RUSSELL, TREMUS RUSSELL, AMY WELCH, DOROTHY CARLTON, GEORGE A. GUY, CHARLENE ANDERSON, JANNIE BANKS, DEBORAH BAILES, DANNY BILLINGS, DENIA BILLINGS, WANDA BURNS, BETTY CANADY, JEAN CATALANOTTO, JANE BONTRAGER, BONNIE CANTRELL, GARY COX, NICHOLAS DIONISIO, JUNE INGRAM, SHAWN KELLY, JUDITH HALL-PAULK, GLENN VICCARO, SHIRLEY CHATMAN, ANTHONY GAUDIO, BRYAN HESTEKIN, PETER MCALEER, VICKIE MCKLEVIS, JAMES MCNEESE, TIM MULLINS, SHERRIE PALMER, JERRY RAY, PEGGY RAY, JAMES ROWAN, DOROTHY TYLER, CLAUDINE WASHINGTON, DALE KINDER, PAMELA KINDER, RANDALL MCGOWIN, PATRICIA MCLAURIN, KRISTIE OSTROSKI, JAQUETTA REINHARD, ANTONIO ROGERS, BARBARA ROGERS, JAMES SEWELL, MATTHEW TRIEB, NANCY WALTERS, LYNNE WILSON, LYNN SENECAL, RUSSELL SCHALLERT, HOWARD SCHIFFMAN, VALERIE SPENCER, GEORGE KRAUSE, LOUISE KRAUSE, MARILYN BRAND, LINDA BECK, OWENA BELL, RUBY ALTAMEEMY, GEORGIA BARRY, EVANS BELL, THELMA BUXTON, REGINA SHABAZZ, DIXIE ALES, VICTORIA FORNETT, JACQUELINE CARPENTER, JOSEPH DEAN COLE, JR., JANICE DILLON, BILLY DORMAN, MARVIN EASTERLING, BETTY CARTER, MARVIS DAVIS, JEREMY EPHION, VERBAIN FOREMAN, SR., SHIRLEY WILLIAMS, INEZ HOWARD, DAISY LANGFORD, MAYLENE GORDON, MARTHA FAIR, VERNON GRAY, MAJOR HACKETT, JIMMY MISKELLY, MYRTLE ROBINSON, GARY MAGEE, ERICA MORRIS-STEPHNEY, SYLVIA LOPER, TAMESHA GRAY, CATHERINE BENNING, JOHNETTE BETTS, MARION BLACK, CONSTANCE BLANKS, RICKY BRADFORD, MARY ANN CULBRETH, ULYSSES DAVIS, JENNIFER HARRIS, MARY ESTER GRAY, SCOTT HAHN, JAMES HOLLIDAY, TOMIKA HARDY, DENISE MAY, MARTHA HULUM, LISA JOHNSON, EMMA MUSGROVE LOPER, DEBORAH NEWMAN, BESSIE POLK, BARBARA SALLEY, ERA SMITH, PAUL STEELE, MARY VEGA, JAMES STALLWORTH, STEVE SEAMAN, BRENDA WASHINGTON, DARLENE RIVERS, BRADLEY PETERSON, MICHAEL WILLARD, MATTIE WILLIAMS, KELVIN MURPHY, ARCHIE WALLACE, BOBBIE WEBB, SHERRI WHITE, BETTY WILLIAMS, MARY JO YOUNG, SYLVIA CRAWFORD, REMELDA LEWIS, CARL MCINNIS, SR., MATTIE TAYLOR, A.J. JENKINS, ELEANOR JEAN VAUGHAN, LUTHER MILLER, MARSHALL WILBORN, ALMA FRAZIER, MAGGIE SMITH, VIRGINIA HOLLAND, ANNA CHANNEY, MARGARET ADAMS, RAYBELL ADAMS, JR., BETTE BOHNER, JOHN JEDD, JEFFREY MERRIAM, ANNA PLUMMER, ANN STANCIU, JOHN WOHLFART, CHARLOTTE PRINGLE, SIDNEY TAYLOR, BARBARA BROOKS, CAROLYN JONES, MARY MOORE, KENNETH WELLS, JAMES HOFFMAN, MARIANNE SAPUTO, MARCUS COLLINS, JERRY FOWLER, PHILLIS FAUSTERMANN, DUSTY HIMMELEIN, VIOLA KNIGHT, HENRY TURKEL, WAYNE GERLOCK, JOANNE JACKSON, SHAUN REITENAUER, ARTHUR BENEFIELD, DEASHELLA BENEFIELD, BRENDA DWOREK, JEFFREY DWOREK, JOHNNIE MCCLOUD, SHARLEE SNAIL, RENDA BRADLEY, CAROL MONTGOMERY, TORRE WALKER, PAMELA CARTER, MYRA SCHUTZ, NATALENE QUICK, FREDDIE SMITH, GALE FEHSE, LISA BISHOP, DONNA STELZER, CECIL PARKER, MAXINE BOSCHKE, MARY JANE BURKE, CECILLE COLLINS, EVELYN DOROTHY FELDMAN-BRAFF, JOHNNIE GRIFFIN, ANITA SILBERMAN, JEFFREY BROWN, SUSANNE DANIS, NANCI REYES, MARGARETTE COOLEY, DAWN ROSEBROUGH, JUDITH GRAVES, ARMANDO NINO, CLAYTON CLEMMONS, TONYA HARRISON, LILLIAN SKUCE, MOLLIE TOWER, DAVID TERRY, DORALYNN KELTNER, CONSTANCE COOPER, KAY WILLIAMS, DERREL TOOMAN, BARBARA PRESSLEY, SANDRA MUSTAIN, ROSE BROOME, DOROTHY PUMA, BARBARA CITRO-BAKEWELL, MONICA COBBERT, DEBORAH METIVIER, MABEL JACKSON, CHRISTA GARRETT, CHARLES TERRELL, JOHN ANDRY, ESTATE OF JERRY CAPPS, on behalf of the anticipated personal representative, Kathryn Coconato, JAMES BOLDS, JR., RAYMOND FUSHIMI, ANDREA GIBSON, BERTHA CAMPBELL, JANET FISHER, CORI THORNTON-HAMMOCK, JUAN DEVILLE, BILLY WYATT, PAMELA JONES, SHELLEY MEYER-FINKE, GAY KING-BROWN, STEVEN SIMON, WANDA SMITH, KIMBERELY LAMAR, SABRINA PRICE, JASON RAMEY, CONNIE WRIGHT, ESTATE OF GERTRUDE LAKE, GARY HUBBARD, JOSEPH BERNSTEIN, TYRONE PEARSON, BASILE VALTADOROS, ROBERTA BANS, BRENDA LOWE & LUCY WATROUS, Plaintiffs, represented by DANIEL A. NIGH , LEVIN PAPANTONIO.

VANESSA SMITH, HERBERT RODRIGUE, SHEILA RODRIGUE & GERALD W. MCCOMBER, Plaintiffs, represented by ADAM M. SLATER , MAZIE SLATER KATZ & FREEMAN & JESSICA C.M. ALMEIDA , MAZIE SLATER KATZ & FREEMAN.

Twila Aldrich & DAVID CONRIQUEZ, Plaintiffs, represented by BEHRAM V. PAREKH , KIRTLAND & PACKARD LLP, MICHAEL L. KELLY & Ruth Rizkalla , Kirtland and Packard LLP.

Cecil McMurray & Karen McMurray, Plaintiffs, represented by GREGORY N. MCEWEN , MCEWENLAW FIRM LTD. & R. CHRISTOPHER GILREATH , GILREATH & ASOCIATES.

Jeanette E. Johnson & RAYMOND JOHNSON, Plaintiffs, represented by R. CHRISTOPHER GILREATH , GILREATH & ASOCIATES.

EVELYN MATHIS, BOBBY MATHIS, BRENDA ALWARD, HENRY ALWARD, GLADYS CRAWFORD, FRIEDA CURRY, DARLENE DEWALL, HERBERT DEWALL, CHARLENE DONALDSON, MARY GREEN, ONEAL JEFFERSON, BECKY JORDAN, WILLIAM JORDAN, JUDY LAMMERS, RICHARD LITTLE, CYNTHIA MCGINNIS, TIMOTHY MCGINNIS, EMILY MOORE, KENNETH MOORE, DOROTHY PARKS, PATRICIA RISPOLI, RITA HENLEY, ALEX SMITH, BARBARA THOMAS, BOBBY THOMAS, ESTHER TUCKER, ANTHONY WILLIAMS, CYNTHIA WILLIAMS, ROSE FORD, SELMA JORDAN, AUBREY FINCH, DORIS A. FINCH, ARDELL HARPER, DESSIE ALEXANDER, JANET HONEYCUTT, KENNETH HONEYCUTT, STANLEY KIEFFER, TERRY KIEFFER, JEROME BLANCHARD, ORA COX, BRIAN FREEMAN, LINDA BRUNE, ALMA CURETON, M.L. RHYMES, RUTH RUSSO, AMANDA BRANCH, JAMES BRANCH, ANTHONY WOODALL, MICHAEL WELLS, KIMBERLY THOMPSON, MARY ROWLETT, ESTATE OF MARY PLATER, EARL MACK, SUSIE MACK, CHARLES GORDON, H. JEFFERY VALENTINE, NORMAN NADEAU & DOROTHY LALLATIN, Plaintiffs, represented by CHRISTOPHER A. SEEGER , SEEGER WEISS LLP.

RONA GINSBURG, Plaintiff, represented by ADAM M. SLATER , MAZIE SLATER KATZ & FREEMAN, DAVID C. DEGREEFF , WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL LLP, JEFFREY M. KUNTZ , WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL LLP & THOMAS P. CARTMELL , WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL LLP.

Richard Darin, Plaintiff, represented by JOSEPH T. WAECHTER , MORGAN & MORGAN PA & MICHAEL STEVEN GOETZ , MORGAN & MORGAN PC.

AMELIA HARRIS & DANIEL HARRIS, Plaintiffs, represented by RICHARD M. GOLOMB , GOLOMB & HONIK, P.C., RUBEN HONIK , GOLUMB & HONIK, P.C. & STEVEN DAVID RESNICK , GOLOMB & HONIK PC.

DOLORES STEVENS-OWENS, MICHAEL OWENS, LACREESHA WILLIS, WILLIE WILLIS, ALEXANDER HARRIS, JR., MARY HARRIS, REGINALD BYRD, TERESA MCELRATH, CHRISTOPHER CROWLEY, KEVIN FOLVEN, JULIE FOLVEN, EDWARD UBELE, JR., DOLORES JONES, ROYCE GLENS, CYNTHIA MARSH, TODD MARSH, MARY JACKSON, LOUISE RABASCO, MARY MCWILLIAMS, OLIVER MCWILLIAMS, EUGENE JOLLY, JUANITA JOLLY, h/w, JAMES CROSKERY, VANCE DUNLAP, ROSE JUNIOUS, CHARLES BUCHANAN, DOUGLAS HELMS, EARTHA HELMS, LUIS SALAS, JR., WANDA SALAS, CHARLENE MCGRUDER, DARIUS MCGRUDER, CALVIN WALKER, DOSHIA WALKER, KURT PRINCE, SANDA PRINCE, ALBERT GRAHAM, BEVERLY A. GRAHAM, WANDA ELLIS, HENRY WOOD, NANCY WOOD, h/w, FABIAN HASKINS, JOHN HENDERSON, BRUCE D. JONES, GREGORY MCKAY, RAYE MILLER, WILLIAM WALKER, CARMEN HEUERMAN, JOHN HEUERMAN, BOBBY VAULX, MARY DOTSON, TAMMIE HENDERSON, LAVELLE GREENFIELD, DANIEL BURNS, KATINA BURNS, DEBRA S. HEFNER, COILA A. NATION, ANN REYNOLDS, LARRY TOLE, SR., LOLA K. TOLE, JOYCE TORRES, DEBRA POINTER, WELDON POINTER, ALLAN ROLLINS, YVONNE ROLLINS, STEVEN PERDIKAKIS, KEVIN J. KNIGHT, MARIA LUISA WILSON-VELEZ, REGINA WATSON, RICHARD WATSON, CHRISTOPHER WYTHE, MARILYN WYTHE, DARLENE BLACK, JESSICA D. JAY, MICHAELYN BROWN, DEBORAH S. HENDERSON, ISABELLA ARDOLINO, ROBERT ARDOLINO, THERA MAE BARNES, WAYNE BARNES, KATE GREEN, WILLIE GREEN, JOHN MODIS, JULIE MODIS, GEOFFREY KNOWLES, KATHY KNOWLES, SIDNEY K. LONG, WILLIAM LONG, ESTHER R. JOHNSON, EDWARD G. PANTOYA, JEROME N. RUFF, NICHOLAS VELEZ, IRMA MARRERO, HERBERO MEDINA, JACQUELINE BEARD, DONNA HESTER, DEBORAH BEAN, BRIAN BYRD, TERRI BYRD, MAXINE MCDONALD, RENEE CHATMAN, SANDRA K. OSENTOSKI, GENEVA PERRY, NORMAN PERRY, JEFFREY M. SOLOMON, SHAUN T. SOLOMON, BEVERLY ADAMS, REGINA M. PITTMON, LONNIE J. ROQUE, DIANE AMOSS, RANDALL BANKS, BELIA CUYLER, DARLENE EATON, DIANE C. WENTZ, MICHAEL COATS, TERESA COATS, PATRICIA GUSTAFON, ROBERT E. GUSTAFON, GENEVA ALBRIGHT, KENNETH ALBRIGHT, REBECCA BAILEY, TONY BAILEY, DOUGLAS BOCK, MIRALDY BOCK, GERTRUDE COOPER, MARGARET DARBY, WILSON DARBY, MAZELLE JOHNSON-BROWN, VINCENT THOMPSON, NORMA BASS, NORMA BOCK, RONALD BOCK, SHUAN DAVIS, THOMAS W. BAUERS, ANTHONY L. BROWN, NANCY J. KENDIG, NORMAN L. KENDIG, FLOYD MANAGER, MARGARET MANAGER, FRANCES BALLARD, ROBERT T. BALLARD, DARLENE A. BECK, ERNESTINE ELKINS, JAY KOLINSKY, ULLA KOLINSKY, ESTER LEE, RENE MASON, STEPHEN L. MASON, PRECIOUSS CULP-RANKIN, TERESA MCKAMEY, JAWORSKI T. RANKIN, BARBARA MINARD, JOAN ROMANO, JOSEPH ROMANO, TONY SHEPHEARD, DEEBERRY ROWLAND, PHILLIP P. ROWLAND, JOHN WALLS, PATRICIA WALLS, SANDRA TALBOT, JOANNE C. WEBER, MARGARET WILLIAMS, DEMETRICE GORDON, JAMES NERO, THELMA WILKINSON, HAROLD JOHNSON, KEVIN JOHNSON, MARTHA NERO, JENNIFER EINSTEIN, SAMUEL EINSTEIN, VERONICA ABDULLAHI & SANDRA GUNDELFINGER, Plaintiffs, represented by STEVEN DAVID RESNICK , GOLOMB & HONIK PC.

James D. Milam & Ellen E. Milam, Plaintiffs, represented by Beth E. Terrell , TERRELL MARSHALL DAUDT & WILLIE PLLC.

DAVID M. KOZAK & ALEXIS KOZAK, Plaintiffs, represented by MARC ADAM GOLDICH , AXLER GOLDICH LLC.

Judi Lee Hook, Plaintiff, represented by LAURA L. PITTNER , GOLDENBERG LAW PLLC & STUART LEE GOLDENBERG , GOLDENBERG LAW PLLC.

Robert Miraglia, REBECCA MAPLES, DONALD ABERNATHY, DORIS WOOLFOLK & SUSAN JARRET, Plaintiffs, represented by RANDI ALYSON KASSAN , SANDERS VIENER GROSSMAN LLP.

JULIO COTO, JOHN ISRAEL, RODNEY ZIMPELMAN, ANTHONY SHAW & DORIS FORD, Plaintiffs, represented by ROGER WILLIAM ORLANDO , THE ORLANDO FIRM PC.

JOANNE FASONE, NORMAN BLOCK, SHAWNNA CARTER, JAMES CARTER, DESSIE PARKINSON, NORMA STEVENS, GLORIA MCCASTER PHILLIPS, MILDRED FINNEY, DANITA LYNN POPE, MARY LOVE CHRISTIAN, BROOKS MOORE, LASHAN M. GAUTHIER, MCKINDLE BELER, STEPHANIE DUCREE, RICHARD JOHNSON, GERALD FILLION, ELIZABETH MACK, ROBERT JAMES CARR, SHERRI LYNN RAKER, BESSIE M. SANDERS, EARNEST SANDERS, SARAH SORROW, ESTHER JANICE, ROSIE LEE MISIASZEK, RITA MCCOMBS, JANIE GOODMAN, BARBARA JONES, LORETTA HEARD, WILLIE MAE THOMAS, JEANETTE JOHNSON, YUMEATRICE L. ROGERS, CAROLYN STILL, ALFREDA WASHINGTON-MCHENRY, ERIC A. ELLISON, TERONSO WEATHERSPOON, JOHNNY GONZALES, MARY M. GONZALES, ELOISE MARSHALL MITCHELL, REGINA TAYLOR, ANTHONY BROWNLOW, SHANTEL LEWIS, ANNIE BYRD, ELROY BYRD, SHELIA D. JENKINS, SYLVIA CONTRERAS, PATRICK RIVERS, GUILLERMO GOMEZ, OFELIA GOMEZ, LISA GARNER, LARRY CARRERE, JOHNNIE MAE GAGE, GERALDINE JOHNSON, SIMON JOHNSON, ANN M. SMITH, JAMES L. SMITH, ALFRED N. GONZALEZ, MARIA IORGA, JOANN SCURLOCK, ML MACK, LEE ROY DEMORAES, JANICE ELIZABETH BRADFORD, CECIL SHERRILL, VELMA SHERRILL, LINDA F. MOY, TAMMY NEAR, MAGGIE JEAN CURRY, WINNIE WRIGHT, ERNEST FORD, LEE JACKSON, TAMMY A. JACKSON, DIANE HICKS, MOSES MITCHELL, DELORES HOWARD, PAUL WAYNE LEWIS, WANDA LEWIS, ZINA CRAVEN, ESTATE OF ELEANOR ARMITAGE, TONI S. TRIGGS, BONNY FOSTER, JAY FOSTER, TERRY L. MEINERS, JENNIFER E. FORSCHEE, PAMELA COUCH, DORIS MARIE EZELL, ELVINA GALLOW, JOSEPH GALLOW, JULIAN M. ELIZONDO, ESTATE OF LILA JEAN MCCOY, CHERYL MORRIS, CONSTANCE PENNON, BILL CENAN, JERI A. LEWIS, HERTESTINE BRIDGES, JESSIE BRIDGES, GREGORY JOE HEMPHILL, NORMA C. HEMPHILL, TOM DO, PAMELA ANN HANSON, JOY MARIE IRVING, JEFFERSON MASSEY, RITA MASSEY, IRA LADOL ALBRIGHT, ROBERT CARSON, WILLENE CARSON, DAWN BAILEY, JACK BAILEY, DALLAS E. CURLING, JR., BERTHA MAY FRANKLIN, JOHN ELMO CARRINGTON, MARIE CARRINGTON, PAMELA D. DANIELS, AUGUSTIN NINO, PATRICIA NINO, BARBARA STEPNICK, TAMIKA O. STUBBLEFIELD, KISHA L. CHANCE, REUEL L. CHANCE, JEAN B. FIEBELKORN, CAROL REYNOLDS, BRENDA ROWAN, PAUL ROWAN, LAWRENCE THURSTON, MARY L. THURSTON, ANITA DANIELS, JACK DANIELS, JR, KATARINA HARRY, WILLIAM ARCHIE MCHENRY, THE ESTATE OF LENDELL THEVENIN, BARBARA THEVENIN, JIMMY HICKS, LISA MCQUEEN, MELVIN MCQUEEN, JR, ANNETTE RUMMEL, JANICE REGINA RUSSAW-HICKS, RICHARD PEREZ, JAMES MCCONNELL, LAUREL E. MCCONNELL, ERNESTINE BENNETT, DAWN ROBB, JOHN ROBB, ANN FRANCIS, MARY VIVIAN GUICE, MARGARET EARLENE JACKSON, HOSIE WILLIAMS, LORA L. HENRY, JACKIE WAYNE LEWIS, PAULA FENTNOR, TRACY L. LOYD, THERESA NIX, GEMMA PENALBER, SHARON MEYER, WILLIAM F. MEYER, DENNISON STYLES, LORRIE STYLES, LARRY COUSIN, MARY WHEALON, CHARLES MENNE, HELEN MARIE WALKER, SANDRA ANN FREEMAN, SHIRLEY R. TOBIAS, ELIZABETH NESBITT, MEREDITH M. NESBITT, HENRIETTA WILLIAMS, FRANCES BENTLEY, LARRY BRACKETT, MELISSA S. MOZIE, EARLENE TOMLIN, JESSIE TOMLIN, HELEN KAPALA, RAYMOND E. FINLEY, LIONEL L. HAMILTON, BRUCE EARL KELLEY, DEXTER BRYANT, OTIS MCLIN LYDELL GLOVER, DONNA TAYLOR, DORA TAYLOR, ALDENETTE WRIGHT, JANET DYER, ELLEN RUTH SEEGARS, LYNN WRIGHT, ANNIE ROUSE, MARY ANN BOBBITT, PEGGY GRIFFIN, CECIL WRIGHT, SHARON KAY WRIGHT, ELIZABETH L. LAMPKIN, MARION LAMPKIN, EVELYN IBERSHOFF, JAMES IBERSHOFF, JAMES MOORE, MARY F. MOORE, BARBARA COOPER, LARRY COOPER, RUSSELL KAY ST. CLAIR, CARMEL MORENO, ROSA MORENO, JAMES WILCOX, CARL HONEYCUTT, MAUREEN GROVER, RICHARD GROVER, JOHN CHARLES HARMON, EMMA J. HARVEY, BRENDA D. ELLIS, BOOKER T. THOMAS, JERRY MATTHEWS, LAMAINDRA M. SESSION, BARNEY JAMES HENDRIX, SHAMEKA LAKEA TAYLOR, VERNICE DELORES WHITEHURST, CYNTHIA WILFORD, JUDY TASKER, AUDREY FORD LEVINE, HELEN ROBINSON-WASHINGTON, GHIKA T. TATUM, WAYNE T. TATUM, NORMA MCZEE, MICHAEL WAYNE SHARPE, LARRY MCLAURIN, LOUISE MCLAURIN, RHONDA LYNN JONES, ESTATE OF WILLIE MAE JACKSON, KISHA M. JACKSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIE MAE JACKSON, JOANN HAFEY, ROSA CHRISTINE FOSTER, ANGELA L. MILLER, MICHAEL WAUGH, JAMES BRADLEY RUSSELL, PAMELA JEAN PITTMAN, WILLIAM PITTMAN, MATTIE ALICE FOSTER, NORMAN CLARK, LAVORIS EDWARDS, THOMAS EDWARDS, LYDIA BECKFORD, LAFERN TILLMAN-ALBERT, MICHAEL ZAFONTE, PATRICIA ANN WILLIAMS, AMY WOOD, GEORGE WOOD, LYDIA WALL, SHARON K. JACKSON, DALE W. HANK, JR., LISA HANK, ANTONETTE WARD, HERB HOLLATZ, MARTHA HOLLATZ, CAROLYN KING, JESSE JOHNSON, JR., HELEN LEE-JOHNSON, JOE LEO MYERS, CAROLYN ANN LINDSEY, CHARLOTTE METCALF, ZELDA J. TOWERS, ROBERT A. GUISE, DORIS STRANGE, RONNY STRANGE, EFFIE L. QUICK, DEBORAH C. HENSLEY, JANET W. JONES, MCARTHUR JONES, LORETTA G. ROBINSON, JEFFREY SKINNER, REID DAITZMAN, MARCELO CARVALHO, ALBERT POE, ANTHONY J. MARTINO, MICHELLE MARTINO, JASON ALEXANDER JONES, SANDRA A. JONES-EL, SARAH CHANEY, DAVID MITCHELL & PATRICIA MITCHELL, Plaintiffs, represented by ADAM M. SLATER , MAZIE SLATER KATZ & FREEMAN.

SHEILA PHILLIPS, SUZANNE THERESE PATERSON, BILLIE MARIE HUGHES, TERRY HUGHES, JUDITH LUSK, DOROTHY SMERCINA, JOAN ORCHARD, JOHN ORCHARD, FRANK PACEK, JR., SHARON PACEK, DIANE ZAKARIASSEN, JOHN ZAKARIASSEN, BERYL MEERE, JOAN E. JOHNSON, WARNER G. JOHNSON, ALBERT BAYLESS, VIRGINIA BAYLESS, BRENDA HRDLICKA, DONALD HRDLICKA, MARSHA HUNT, PAUL HUNT, JOANNE COSTAIN, JOSEPH COSTAIN, ALEXANDER HUSKEY, LENDER HUSKEY, PENNIE WARD, ADA PREVOUR & JERRY HENKER, Plaintiffs, represented by PETER H. WEINBERGER , SPANGENBERG SHIBLEY & LIBER LLP.

CHERYL WILLETTE, OLGA KHOSHABA, SHIRLEY BROWN, LEWIS CARR, CAROLYN ETNIRE, WILBUR ETNIRE, ALICE JACKSON, ANN MCTEAGUE, KAYE CORDER, MARIA A. COLEMAN, DRUE KRAMER, PHILIP KRAMER, SAMMIE SUE LIEBLONG, JIMMY LIEBLONG, ANNETTE DIETZ, MARVIN DIETZ, BETTY BERRY, THOMAS BERRY, CLEMMA ANDERSON, R.C. ANDERSON, VIRGINIA WERNIMONT, DARRYL WERNIMONT, ROBERT KRABILL, KAREN KRABILL, LINDA ELLIS, DONALD BATCHELDER, KAREN BATCHELDER, BETTY CHRISTENSEN, RONALD CHRISTENSEN, OLIN HEMERLINE, LYNN HEMERLINE, DENNIS SMITH, MARGARET SMITH, PEARL WANDREY, PATRICIA WATERS, BENNY WATERS, JAMES BROWN, DONNA BROWN, ROBERT M. HERRICK, DORIS ANN HERRICK, DIXIE STEBBINS, GILBERT ALLEN STEBBINS, RUTH WILLIAMS, JEFFREY WILLIAMS, IMOGENE STAPLETON, JAMES STAPLETON, CEDRIC ELLIS, KATHY ELLIS, EVELYN M. BENSON, LOUIS BENSON, GRACE MORGAN, DORIS SOUTH, LAMAR WILLIAMS, LOIS WILLIAMS, SUSANNE WYATT, DONALD SHERWOOD, SHARON SHERWOOD, LAWRENCE JAMERSON, CLISTA PENNIE, MARK YEAGER, NANCY YEAGER, JUDITH NEILSEN, MARTIN NEILSEN, ALLEN PRIEST, BERNADETTE DAMM, DIANE RODLAND, LAWRENCE WADE RODLAND, MCDONALD JACKSON, MARY KAYE WYCALL, TED WYCALL, DARCY SCOTT, ROBERT M. SCOTT, JOHN SODT, M PATRICIA SODT, SANDRA SCHINDLER, WILLIAM TOURVILLE, PATRICIA COLLINS, THERESA BERGHERR, ROSETTE FISHER, KRISTINE HILLIS, ROBERT S. HILLIS, LUCILLE ECKERT, MARIEA EISAN, MICHELLE ADAMS, STEPHEN ADAMS, JERRY BOWEN, LEANOR JONES, JO MARIE PICA, JULIA JACKSON, JOHN EDGAR PENICK, NELL PENICK, BEVERLY DONCHEFF, CHARLES MCCREA, GAYLE MCCREA, WILLIAM E. CALLEN, JR., BONITA JONES, DANIEL J. JONES II, ALLAN R. MARTIN, 1711852 & GLENDA J. MARTIN, Plaintiffs, represented by HOLLY H. DOLEJSI , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP.

DONALD DECOURSEY, BETTY MAY, BENJAMIN MAY, NORA MACKINS, HERMAINE MUNO, GERALD RICCARDI, MARY CAROL RICCARDI, SHARON ANDREWS, KENNETH MAGA, SAMARION MAGA, EARL SUTHERLAND, RUTH SUTHERLAND, KAREN YOUNG, BERTHA COLLINS, LINDA HOLT, ROBERT HOLT, ETHEL BROWN, LEVIE BROWN, MARTHADA GLOVER, MARY LOUISE BRESHERS, LAVONIA BROWN, WILBERT BROWN, MICHAEL CAMPLESE, TINA CAMPLESE, STEVEN NIELSEN, AYEZA WALLACE, DOUGLAS WALLACE, MICHAEL HARRIS, SHAWN HARRIS, BRYAN CRUTHERS, PATRICIA CRUTHERS, MOLLIE DOUGLAS, THEODORE DOUGLAS, CHARLENE PERRY, GLORIA LINTHICUM, ROSE SUTTON, DIANE TOOLE, BARBARA BOONE, CHARLES BOONE, FLEMON FORD, JERRY HERALD, SHIRLEY HUMPHREY, GURLEY MAURIN, BYRON SIMPSON, LARRY LISS, PATRICIA LISS, CHARLES NELSON, SYBIL RICH, BARBARA LEONARD, ABSALOM BOWSER, SUSAN BOWSER, JACQUELINE DAWKINS, FRANK TERRELL & SHARON TERRELL, Plaintiffs, represented by LAURA L. PITTNER , GOLDENBERG LAW PLLC.

GARY HUNT, GRACE M. BURTON, GARY W. KERN, DORA F. HUGHES, BONNIE C. SCOTT, BONNIE K. MEYER, THELMA W. TAYLOR, JOHNETTA E. JURDEN, JANICE L. OURSBOURN, PATRICIA S. BLACKMON, BRENDA SMITH MANN, CARL C. NOSSER, CORNELIA WASHINGTON-HUNT, JAMES R. CATHERMAN, JACQUELINE L. OLSON, GREGORY D. SLOAN, ROSIE J. MONTGOMERY, CLEASTER A. LOVE, Administrator of the Estate of Pearlene M. Love (deceased), CARL G. RHINEBERGER, SHERRY L. ITTAK-BENTON, MARION A. PORTER, PATRICIA A. MEMOS & MAUREEN A. STOVER, Plaintiffs, represented by EVERETTE SCOTT VERHINE , VERHINE & VERHINE PLLC.

BONNIE SERBEN & JOHN SERBEN, Plaintiffs, represented by RICHARD M. GOLOMB , GOLOMB & HONIK, P.C. & RUBEN HONIK , GOLUMB & HONIK, P.C.

LELAND SHIPLEY, KAREN SHIPLEY, GLORIA JEFFERSON, MARTHA HORTON, EMMANUEL KEITH, ANA PORCO, GENARO PORCO, ALMA LEWIS, ALBERT HOOVER, STEPHEN EDMOND, YEVETTE EDMOND, ALMA REED, JAMES REED, BOLKER SCHNITZER, PLES SCHNITZER, BEVERLY HARDMON, CORY WILK, MELINDA WILK, MIA NORWOOD, HATTIE WILLIAMS, HAZEL FISHER, AGNES JEWETT, CARLA COURTNEY, STEVE HARDMON, DYANNE REDDEN, VELVET REDDEN, ERIC SAFFORD, SHAWN SAFFORD, CRAIG SIMPKINS, GAIL SIMPKINS, JEAN PAULUS, JOSEPH PAULUS, CHARLOTTE CLARK, WALTER CLARK, JOYCE CRUX, RUTH NORMAN, DENISE WORTHINGTON & WILLIAM WORTHINGTON, Plaintiffs, represented by STUART LEE GOLDENBERG , GOLDENBERG LAW PLLC.

PATRICIA ROBERSON, Plaintiff, represented by DANIEL A. NIGH , LEVIN PAPANTONIO & STUART LEE GOLDENBERG , GOLDENBERG LAW PLLC.

GLORIA MALONE, FRANCES PISANKO, KATRINA HORNBACK, VICTOR DAVIS, DANIEL MOBILIA, CAROLINE JANOWSKI, LOUIS EDWARD SCOTT, SR., ANN BAKER, JOHN CARNEY, AUBREY HALL, WILBUR HAMM, NICK HUGHES, PATRICIA TAYLOR, GIOVAN JOHNSON, MELL FURMAN, ARTHUR OWEN, OLLIE K. ROBINSON III, SHARON STEWART, CLEOPATRA HENSON, TIMOTHY JENKINS, LAWRENCE LEGOWSKI, ELIZABETH MOORE, SHIRLEY BLACK, DIANE ELLIS, LINDA WEATHERFORD, HENRY KOECHER, GEORGIA GORDON, NATHANIEL JACKSON, LINDA KILPATRICK, DONNA MIGLIORI, VERONICA SMITH, VIRGINIA TAFOYA, JASON L. WILSON, MYRNA M. CALHOUN, BEBLYN HUNT, LISA LEWIS, NETTIE MILLER, BESSIE MOHEAD, PATRICIA NOWELL, WILLIAM SHEPARD, MARY WHITE, WILLIAM D. WRIGHT, TASHA D. GRIER, STEVEN K. BOUKNIGHT, MARJORIE L. MCDANIEL, BRENDA CORF, BONNIE BARR, VICKIE R. BURKS, HAROLD CAMPBELL, ROBERT MILLER, LETHA WILLIAMS, ROBIN BURKHEAD, JOHN HYLTON, LAVINA JERNAGIN, SHARON HOWER, CHARLEEN BIGFORD, SHERILYN RODRIGUEZ, BOYD WISECUP, DEBRA BEST, VINCENT SACCA, DANNY A. WRIGHT, BARBARA POPWELL, BARBARA SCOTT, CHARLENE JENKINS, CAROL KEMP-DELISSER, JOSEPH RYCHEL, LINDA A. SMITH, ANNABELLE CARSLAY, DANNY WINTERS, KATHLEEN MITCHELL, MARGARET SZYMANSKI, MARY BOYD, KAREN AXLEY, MARSHA KESONOVICH, SHIRLEY ZIELDORFF, PATRICIA MORRIS, DAVID SHEREMETA, MARGARET WOOTEN, JUDITH FUNAIOLE, DANIEL VANDERPOOL, CHERYL SPENCER, WILLONA PERRYMAN, RONNAL WOMACK, LESLIE HAMRIC, MICHAEL MASTERS, CECILIA BOBBITT, JOYCE MARINER, SCOTT KEPPLER, LOUIS BARTOLOTTI, ALLAN HANDELMAN, INERTA POWELL, CARMELA RICHARDSON, EYVONNE RICHARDSON, PATRICIA A. KANJORSKI, TROY SCHMIDT, VINCENT JONES, RUBY WHISNANT, DANNY DAVIS, BARBARA DENHAM, LILLIE MORGAN, THE ESTATE OF KENNETH DENHAM, SHIRLEY TROTTER, THERESA SMITH-HUNT, MAURICIO QUINTANILLA, LESHON HUMPHREY, PATRICK O'LEARY, MARY ROBINSON, LORAINE MIKEL, KEVIN WADE, CARMEN VENEZIALE, SANDRA ARUNDEL, LYNN GILBERT, WENDELL JONES, LOUETTA GLYMPH, DENITA LAWHON, ROBIN CLEMONS, ANNA ANGWELL, DELORES LEONARD, PATRICIA BAILEY, MARILYN D. MILLER, ANDREA CROOK, JUDY KINNEY, LARRY S. DAVIS, MICHAEL WRIGHT, MARY M. CHARITY, MICHAEL SHEPERD, GLENDA BAKER, GARY BENTLEY, SR., EUGENE HANUS, SHIRLEY LIVERMORE, ERIKA PAPP, CHARLES KINARD, BETH MELSENHEIMER, TINA R. JONES & CANTINNA HUDSON, Plaintiffs, represented by DAVID C. DEGREEFF , WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL LLP.

ELIZABETH ASHLEY, FRANKIE BAKER, CLEOPATRA BATTLE, MICHAEL BETTS, SYLVIA BREWINGTON, JENNIFER DE LA ROSA, JOYCE BROWN, Karen Evans, Chance Gill, VALERIE BROWN, GARY HALL, TIMOTHY HILL, SHARYN HODGE, KENNETH HORTON, ELLIE ARNOLD, CHRISTOPHER BLUE, ALICIA CRAWFORD, VERONICA MANNS, SHARON LYNN MARKS, BETTY MARTIN, JOAN MILLER, JANICE MOONEY, BETTY LOWDEN, CARL REDDING, Beverly Roach, Tammy Scott-Griffin, DANIEL PINKOWSKY, SCOTT RAY, KELVIN DILLIHUNT, WILLIE MANNING, MARY SHEVONE DOZIER, AARON DUNCAN, GWEN EDMONDSON, on behalf of the ESTATE OF MARCUS EDMONDSON, SANDRA ELIX, TOMMY FRANKLIN, BRENDA HORTON, PATRICIA SIMPSON, PATRICIA KELLY, DELORES KOONCE, BRENT LANDRY, PATRICIA LATTERSON, JANICE LAURICELLA, FLORENCE LITTLE, Dave Huggins, JOANNE WAY, LINDA WHALEY, DEBRA WILBORN, Cathie Jackson, Carmel Jackson-Leonard, JOSEPH WILLIAMS, SHARON WILLIAMS, REGINALD WILTZ, TAMARA WISEMAN, Wanda Jasper, Goldie Jennings, CLEMENTINE SMITH, WAYNE SPRATLEY, VERNA STAYTON, REXANNE STILES, BOB STUART, CLINTON TAYLOR, SUSAN SUTTON, WILLIAM TRAVIS, PAULETTE TRUSS, LAWRENCE TURNER, CARL THOMAS, BRENDA DUGAS, DWAYNE POWELL, ROY BROWN, JR., BRIDGET BROWN, TERI TROEMEL, BARBARA LITTLE, NINA JONES, CHARMAINE JOHNSON-MILES, FELICIA BRYANT, STEVEN GRIGSBY, DAVID BLAIR, DANIEL LINDSEY, RORY JOHNSON-SMITH, CARL MONARCH, CHERYL TISDALE, LISA BRITT, KAREN GREAVES, ROBERT JENKINS, GEORGIA LINK, JAMES MARTIN, RODNEY POWELL, CHARMAINE PURNELL, CYNTHIA WALTON, MICHELE WOJNAR, LORIE L. GANDEE, PAMELA ROGERS, DAVID ALSBROOKS, JOSEPH NESTE, SANDRA HARPER, JAMES BOYD, ERNEST GARCIA, CYNTHIA LANE, ADRIENNE PEARSON, DWAYNE KEMPER, MATTHEW GARVIN, JOSEPH JONES & CARL PEDEN, Plaintiffs, represented by BEHRAM V. PAREKH , KIRTLAND & PACKARD LLP.

GLADYS WILLIAMS, SHARON WRIGHT & CHARLES JACKSON, Plaintiffs, represented by ADAM M. SLATER , MAZIE SLATER KATZ & FREEMAN & DANIEL A. NIGH , LEVIN PAPANTONIO.

BARBARA BERWICK, PHYLLIS HUPP, CASSANDRA SMITH, THOMAS W. MALLORY, Joyce Coleman, VICKI L. MARTINEZ, LEVARNE AUSTIN, LILLIE O. TAYLOR & ANITA M. GRAVES, Plaintiffs, represented by MATTHEW J. SCHUMACHER , PEARSON RANDALL & SCHUMACHER PA.

JOHN V. CASCIO, FRANCES GARRETT, ZELDA M. DOBBS, SANDRA BELL, FANNIE BOYD, TERRY L. BURKS, SUZANNE M. CALABRESE, LARRY DOWELL, LINDA M. JOHNSON, JEFF D. BAGLEY, BRENDA L. ABRAM, CATHERINE WEBSTER, JOANNE WERNER, RONALD E. SMITH, GARY L. EDWARDS, KEITH R. MAHER, GREGORY W. HILL, ALTON D. CLARK, SANDRA S. LEHMAN, DELLA ROBINSON, JASON L. FARIS, SANDRA LENOIR, CHARLES F. SCOGGINS, DONALD DELONG, LEON J. HALLAERT, JAMES GREEN, MARY C. HALLIBURTON, JEFFREY D. POINDEXTER, ANTHONY B. STRONG, MAUREEN L. THOMAS, GEORGE D. WEAVER, NADINE CHANEY, CHRISTINE MCHENRY, BLANCA A. GORDON, CHERYL EMLER, HORST W. KWECH, NORMAN L. JOSEPH, NORMAN FASZLER, DEBORAH E. MCCULLOUGH, LYNNETTE A. MANNIE, ABDUL H. MUHAMMAD, TANYA R. WILLIAMS, MARGARET BROWN, MICHAEL W. WATSON, JAMES T. LIPANOVICH, LINDA CLAMPITT-CRIM, RICHARD H. EBERS, ELIZABETH LANGAN, SHANNON D. MAYNARD, OMECA L. HUMPHREY, DONTA L. HARRIS, LAURA M. DUNN, DARLENE C. GRAHAM, ROGER D. WHITMORE, ROBERT D. CAMPBELL, JR., GEORGE T. EDINGER, PAT HENDERSON, TERENCE J. GEISSLER, DOROTHY BUFORD, DEANISE HOLDER, RICHARD E. ALLEN, SR., EDWARD E. WHEATLEY, ELOISE M. CIEPIELA, CHARLES R. WEEMS, LOVIE I. CHENEY, ANTHONY D. HILL, SR., KRUTHA E. KEITH, JANUETTA LONDON, HERMAN L. SHEARS, SANDI K. CURRAN, THOMAS E. DARLING, JENNIFER HUNT, PAMELLA R. BERRYMAN, ALBERT R. WILLARD, ROSEMARY C. BLOCK, JOE W. CROWNOVER, RITA FAUCETT, DOUGLAS J. LYNCH, LORENZO NORMAN, VIRGINIA A. SCANLAN, CHELSEA STURGEON, MAXINE T. ZELEZNICK, JULIA A. COLICHIO, BERNIETA R. ASHBROOK, PATEESE ELLIDRIDGE, WAYNE F. STONE, FELIX M. HOLMES, JAMES O'NEAL, MICHELLE SEARS, ROBIN E. DE LA LLAMA, ALMA J. PIERSON, BILLY D. PATTERSON, SARAH J. GATES, RACHEL L. BONNETTE, DENNIS COMBS, CAROL ROBINSON, MARGARET A. ANDREWS, JEFFREY A. AULT, TERRI WHITE, VICKI M. SMITH, CARLOS RAMOS, MARY M. MASKELL-CIAMPA, WILLIE L. NASH, CHARLES HUGHES, JAMES GASTON, CHRISTOPHER WAMBLE, KAREN MOORE, MARLENE PATTERSON, MARIE SHIRES & STEVEN HENSLEY, Plaintiffs, represented by PETER C. SNOWDON , JOHNSON BECKER PLLC & STACY KATHRYN HAUER .

Patricia R. Campofredano, THERESA A. EDWARDS, ISAAC WILLIAMS & VERNELL SANDS, Plaintiffs, represented by PETER C. SNOWDON , JOHNSON BECKER PLLC.

CAROL HAUGH, ROY F. HAUGH, ANGELA MOSLEY, CHEMEKA STRAUGHTER, BRENDA PETTY, THOMAS GARY PETTY, DREMA RADFORD, PATRICIA COATES, PATRICIA SCOTT, JOYCE NEWSOM, BERNARD HUNT, JEANETTE HUNT, LARETTA SUSAN GOLIGHTLY, MARIANNE CHILA, JEANNETTA FLOYD, CALLIE GENTRY, ROBERT L. ATKINSON, EMMA D. CHESTER, JACK CHESTER, TOM LEE GOLIGHTLY, JR., CONNIE LINDERMAN, FLAY LINDERMAN, PHYLLIS E. FRANCIS, ROBERT GAMBRELL, SHANIKA GAMBRELL, GREG PRICE, CARL TERRELL, KENNETH DEHERTOGH, MICHAEL MAY, SARAH WALKER, IDA WALLACE, JAN CONDRY, CAROLYN RHODES, BARBARA HILL, ROBERT WRIGHT, EARNESTINE KENNEDY, GENEVIA W. WILSON, SHARON TEAGUE, RUBY BRADLEY-CAIN, OSMOND CAIN, JR., MATTHEW PRUNTY, JOAN BROWN, SUSAN CALABRESE, GRACE SPRATLEY, MACARTHUR SPRATLEY, DELORES LOCKHART, ANNETTE S. OSBORNE, JESSICA RICHTER, JOSEPH RANDAZZO, TERI RANDAZZO, SANDRA HARDEN & TIMOTHY LIBERTI, Plaintiffs, represented by STEVEN W. TEPPLER , ABBOTT LAW GROUP PA.

CAROLYN SHIEBLA, ANTONIO DEMETRIO, ADELE TYSON, JOHN HALE, CLINTON JACKSON, J. ADRIENNE BEACH-DUNCAN, LUKE BROWN, WILLIAM FAULKNER, JEFFREY JACKSON, ANDREW HOOD, RANDALL MCMICHEN, THOMAS J. GOBBLE, ANNIE P. NESBY, ESTATE OF VERLESE HEROD, CAROLYN J. WOODS, MARGARET L. BENNETT, ELAINE MALONE, ALISTAIR MCLEAN, GWENDALYN SCHULDT, GEORGE WILT, JO ANN WILT, KAREN OFCHARKA, ANGELA D. LEATHERWOOD, WILLIAM LEATHERWOOD, JOHN SPANGLER, LILLIAN SPANGLER, MAI ADAMS, WILLIAM ADAMS, EMERSON BEAUMONT & SONINA BEAUMONT, Plaintiffs, represented by JOSEPH T. WAECHTER , MORGAN & MORGAN PA.

SHIRLEY ZABRSA, WENDY K. QUALLS, CAROL GREELY & CHARLES H. GREELY, Plaintiffs, represented by DANA LINDA MAUGERI , KELLEY JASONS MCGOWAN SPINELLI HANNA & REBER LLP.

BETTY BRYAN, DELINDA GANDY, JOE AGEE, JR., WILLIAM COLLIER, LOIS HENDERSON, SAMUEL WATTS, JEREMY RICHARDSON, STANLEY STAPLETON, LORRAINE JOHNSON, DANIEL WELKER, FRED PERRYMAN & JAMES HAVARD, SR., Plaintiffs, represented by MALLORY JORDAN MANGOLD , LEVIN PAPANTONIO THOMAS MITCHELL RAFFERTY & PROCTOR PA.

HOMER CHAMPION, individually and as Executor of the Estate of Patsy Lou Champion deceased, ESTATE OF HAROLD T. NEWTON, PHYLLIS J. NEWTON, STACY JOHNSON, SHARON ANN BAILEY, DANA LIPPIATT-WOOD, MARY BROCK, JONATHAN COLBERT, THOMAS DOBSON, LUKE CLIFFORD, DENISE DISHAROOM, BRENDA HOLDER, PATRICE THOMPSON & SAM WALTON, Plaintiffs, represented by ROGER C. DENTON , SCHLICHTER AND BOGARD, LLP.

LEWIS EMMETT NICHOLS, HOLLY CONNER CAFFAREL, JOSEPH VICTOR CAFFAREL, DOROTHY HOWE, DANNIE L. EDISON, WILLIE ARCHER, MARY BERRY, PATRICIA MILLIKEN GARCARZ, GERALDINE ANN HALL, DOUGLAS ALDON HUTCHISON, DELRITA ALCOIA MINCY, RUFUS ANDREW PUGH, ANN WILLIAMS, EILEEN SMITH HOLLAND, CHARLES J. MENNE, GENE D. RUSSELL, PAMELA GORDON, ANTONIO JOHNSON, LISSA SHIVERS, JACQUELINE C. HOLMON, ELLA MORRIS, ESTATE OF MILLOW D. LANE, ALEASIA EVANS, JANICE LOWDER, BETTY JEAN GRIFFIN, HATTIE LEE MCLEAN, SARAH DULANEY, JAN BRIAN KOPPEL, MARY LOUISE MOODY, LENTON A. JENKINS, ELLYN PARKER-NEAL, MARTHA GOODS, JOE TRUNZO, WAYNE BERNARD, JOE CARPENTER & MICHAEL CASTELLO, Plaintiffs, represented by CHRISTOPHER LUKE COFFIN , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP.

CECILE CHAVIS, POLLY HARRINGTON, ANGEL MCFAN & BARBARA ZENO, Plaintiffs, represented by LAURIE E. KAMERRER , LENZE KAMERRER MOSS, PLC.

VERA M. AUSTIN, BRET CAMPBELL, SABRINA J. VANHORN, ANNETTE WILLIAMS, CYNTHIA WOOD, CAROLYN WOLD, SONJA L. DODS, KEN MOLL, PEGGY OLIVAREZ, MALINDA CELESTINE, GERALDINE LEWIS, CATHY RUST, LYLA H. STEED, CARMELITA L. STRICKLAND, SHIRLEY REED, REBECCA CYR, CHARLES A. HERREN, BRENDA G. HUBBARD, NANCY MELTON, JAMES W. STENERSON, KAREN K. JONES, KELVIN CHAPMAN, JB HOSEY, HARVEY N. JENKINS, RENNER DANDRIDGE, LARRY JOHNSON, POWELL FLETCHER, RODERICK DANCER & BETTY A. HOSEY, Plaintiffs, represented by ZACHARY PETER LOWE , LOWE LAW GROUP.

BERNICE H. ATKINSON, Plaintiff, represented by STACY KATHRYN HAUER & STEVEN W. TEPPLER , ABBOTT LAW GROUP PA.

DOROTHY SMITH, Plaintiff, represented by CHRISTOPHER A. SEEGER , SEEGER WEISS LLP, DANIEL A. NIGH , LEVIN PAPANTONIO & MARC DAVID GROSSMAN , SANDERS PHLLIPS GROSSMAN, LLC.

EDWARD GLENN DELEE, RESA BIRCH DELEE, JOHN M. BUSH, III & NADINE M. BUSH, Plaintiffs, represented by BENJAMIN P. MOUTON , MCGLYNN GLISSON & MOUTON.

EDNA BROWN, SHIRLEY ANN CARTER, COLETTE CONLEY, AMY LEWIS, ROBIN LOPEZ, RITA L. MANGUM, JOEY PATE, DIANE PERRY, GERALD SAMUEL SMITH, BRIAN DOUGLAS STRANG, JAMES DESHAZO, JOYCE NANETTE FILIPSKI, SAMMIE JONES, SR., JOHN RICHARD ANDERSON, SHERRY L. SMITH, DEE ANN POHNERT, GERALDINE PORTER, DRAKE JAMES ROMERO, MARY EVELYN SCHMIDT, FRED SCHNEIDER, VIRGIL SHAWN PERKINS, ODIS LEE ALSTON, ROBERT BROCK, BENJAMIN HIRES, III & ELIANE PLEASANT, Plaintiffs, represented by DAVID P. MATTHEWS , MATTHEWS & ASSOCIATES.

SUMMER KRISTEN FORD, Plaintiff, represented by DAVID P. MATTHEWS , MATTHEWS & ASSOCIATES & PETER C. SNOWDON , JOHNSON BECKER PLLC.

MARILYN LUCILLE MILLER, LINDA CAMPBELL, CATHERINE RICHARD, WILLIAM RICHARD & JANET BELACIO-SMITH, Plaintiffs, represented by MATTHEW RYAN MCCARLEY , FEARS NACHAWATI LAW FIRM PLLC.

Lisa Kay Lee & Lavern Lee, Plaintiffs, represented by BRADLEY C. OBERMEIER , DUNCAN GREEN BROWN & LANGENESS PC.

Gerald Jones, Plaintiff, represented by Bradley D. Hewett , Mike Kelly Law Group & D. Michael Kelly , Mike Kelly Law Group.

TONIA JACKSON-WEST, JOANNE A. ROSSI, RICARDO SMITH & WADE R. WALKER, Plaintiffs, represented by B. KRISTIAN RASMUSSEN , CORY WATSON CROWDER & DEGARIS PC.

Glenda Campbell & Merton Campbell, Plaintiffs, represented by BRENDA SUE FULMER , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY PA.

Naomi Dillard, Plaintiff, represented by James Blake Covington Norvell , Law Office of Blake C. Norvell, Nelson Quinn , Law Offices of Nelson Quinn & W. Tim Ladyman , Law Office of W. Tim Ladyman.

LINDA JANNOT & ROBERT P. JANNOT, Plaintiffs, represented by MICHAEL P. MCGARTLAND , MCGARTLAND LAW FIRM PLLC & DEAN T. XENICK .

MARILYN A. KENNEDY & RONALD C. KENNEDY, SR., Plaintiffs, represented by SEAN T. KEITH , KEITH MILLER BUTLER SCHNEIDER & PAWLIK.

GORDON C. RAMSEY, Plaintiff, represented by GLENN EDWARD MINTZER , LAW OFFICES OF PETER ANGELOS PC.

MARJORIE L. ROSS & MERVIN ROSS, Plaintiffs, represented by THOMAS P. GIUFFRA , RHEINGOLD VALET RHEINGOLD MCCARTNEY & GIUFFRA LLP.

RICHARD WOOLRIDGE, LOISTEEN WILLIAMS, JERRY CUNNINGHAM, MARY THERESA KINNARD, JOSEPH BATTAGLIA, NIKKI FISHBACK, ROSA M. RIVERA COSME, RUDY RODRIGUEZ, DEBORAH WOODARD, PETER MCKINLEY, SHEILA BREAUX, PENNY MCCRIMMON, GILDA PORTER, MICHELLE SIMMONS, JAMES MACK, CYNTHIA MYERS, NAOMIA PERRY, NATHAN SCOTT, HARRY KRUMENAKER, TRACEY CARTER, THALIA LACEY, BERTHA WILLIAMS, MARK KOEHLER, TRACIE PETERSON, DOUGLAS PIERCE, CHARLENE PAYNE, JEAN BOWERS, ROGER JOHNS, DEBRA MCDUFFIE, ROBERT CRACHAIN, DEBRA HONG, TOYEKA BRUNSON, DORIS COX, RICHARD BURBAGE, THOMAS CROWELL, MILDRED GLAPION, ALVIN WIGFALL, DARRELL SPILLERS, LETICIA MONGE, ANGELINA HERNANDEZ, FEDERICO CASTRO, TAMIKA ANDERSON-DUPREE, BRIAN BURFORD, BEVERLY GRACE, QUINTINA HARRIS, SHARON HAMMONS, DONNA PRICE, LOUVENIA RICHARD, CURTIS SPENCE, VICTOR OTERO ORTIZ, HERBERT KEYS, EDISON ROSS, THERESA BUSH, HERMINIO SANTIAGO, JAMES BARNES, GLORRY BOWENS, ROBERT BROWN, DAVID WHITE, THOMAS BISHOP, DORIS GREENE, ELSIE MAYON, STEVEN ANDERSON, MARY JUMPER, KIM BROWN, JORGE VELEZ, PAMELA HOLT, WILLIAM WEIGL, CYNTHIA JOHNSON, RONALD WILLIAMS, YOLANDA EVANS, THOMAS LARRY ADAMS, BONNIE FLETCHER, MYRNA AUTIE, ELEANOR STEWART, DOROTHY GRANT, MARITZA ANTOMMARCHI, GRACIE LANEY, MARY TYO, MIGUEL RIVERA, GARY FULTON, JAMES BARTEE, PATRICIA CHARLES, SARA REYES, CONCESA ARROYO, JOSE MARTINEZ, FLORENCE FRANKLIN, MARIA LOPEZ, CHERYL TOLLIVER, MARGARITA VARGAS, JUAN CARLOS LUGO, ESPERANZA DARBONNE, ROBERTA AISTROP, ALMA BOURNE, LESLIE CUSHING, TRACY DANIEL, LATHAN LULA, BARBARA COGLEY, DONELLA CLARK, WILMA LANGHMAN, JUAN CARLOS OSORIO & TREVOR NEUMAN, Plaintiffs, represented by JASON CHARLES CHAMBERS , HOLLIS LAW FIRM.

JOANNE HOLMES, Plaintiff, represented by CHRISTOPHER LUKE COFFIN , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP & NICHOLAS RYAN ROCKFORTE , PENDLEY BAUDIN & COFFIN LLP.

JIMMIE ROSS BOND, LINDA BOND, PORTIA SONS, TIMOTHY SONS, LOIS FORTNER, WILLIAM FORTNER & MARGARET ROSS, Plaintiffs, represented by WILLIAM L. BROSS , HENINGER GARRISON DAVIS LLC.

JOHN T. CAVANAUGH, NORMA CAVANAUGH, TERRONNIE BRONFIELD, JEAN SMITH, STEPHEN TREHERN, JOYCE K. COOPER, LOLA DAVIS, FRANK SZYMKOWICZ, REGINA A. HOWELL & THERESA MARSHALL, Plaintiffs, represented by GEORGE T. WILLIAMSON , FARR LAW FIRM.

BRETT VILLARRUBIA, Plaintiff, represented by TREVOR BRUCE ROCKSTAD , DAVIS & CRUMP PC.

MILDRED DAVIS, Plaintiff, represented by DAVID C. DEGREEFF , WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL LLP & JOSEPH T. WAECHTER , MORGAN & MORGAN PA.

PATRICIA WILSON, Plaintiff, represented by LEXI J. HAZAM , LIEFF CABRASER HEIMMAN BERNSTEIN LLP & STEVEN DAVID RESNICK , GOLOMB & HONIK PC.

ANDREW CLAY, LEVAN MARSHALL, JR., ROBIN HARTMAN, CAROL SHERMAN, CARMEN WEISS, HEATHER FIELD, STEVEN WILLIAMS, RICHARD COBURN, ROXIE COBURN, ANTWAN DRUE, SHERICE R. DRUE, FRANCIS MARIE SMITH, KHIVA BROOKS, ANDREA SOLOMON & MICHAEL SOLOMON, Plaintiffs, represented by KEITH ALTMAN , EXCOLO LAW PLLC.

CHARLES KNIGHT, THOMAS MORRIS & TRACY VAVELLE, Plaintiffs, represented by MELISSA ERIN MIELKE , SKIKOS CRAWFORD SKIKOS & JOSEPH LLP.

PATRICIA RUTH MUTZ, Plaintiff, represented by PETER J. FLOWERS , MEYERS & FLOWERS LLC.

Ruth Sorgenfrei, Plaintiff, represented by JOSEPH A. POWER, Jr. , POWER ROGERS & SMITH PC.

JAMES GOULDEN, PATRICIA GOULDEN, SUSAN MOORE, SHERMAN MUMME, KEVIN RIECKE, DIANNE BARKSDALE, WILLIAM BARKSDALE, CLARA GRESHAM, JACK GRESHAM, CALVIN POWELL, WILLIE MAE WILLIAMS, HELAINE RASMUSSEN, MARY LONG, NORMAN HUBER, PATRICIA HUBER & DEBORAH DEBETTENCOURT, Plaintiffs, represented by DEREK YEATS BRANDT , BRANDT LAW LLC.

MICHAEL ELLIS, TERRY K. ELLIS, JAN HAAVE, CLARENCE POLLY, DONOVON RAWLINGS, GAYNELLE KNUTSON, NORMAN C. KNUTSON, JOANNE SMITH, SYLVESTOR HOLIDAY, ESTATE OF LINDA HINKLEY, LEO E. LEVASSEUR, NORMAN PRICE, SR, LOUIS PILTZ, MICHAEL DOUGLAS, JONI MASON, ASELINA TEMBER, AMY CHRISTOPHER, MARYETTA LIPE, DOMINGO SILVA, BRAULIA SCHIPPER, DAVID HAMILTON, FRANK SALVATORE & DIONNE WARREN, Plaintiffs, represented by AMBER MARIE SEU YIN PANG PARRA , JUSTINIAN & ASSOCIATES PLLC.

LEIGH ANN BANKS, DAVID E. COX & LAKETHA A. JOHNSON, Plaintiffs, represented by EVERETTE SCOTT VERHINE , VERHINE & VERHINE PLLC & PHILLIP JOHN WELLS , WELLS & WELLS PLLC.

CECIL GOTT, BETTY BUSKEY, SUSAN FREDETTE, BLANCA JANATSCH, JOHN JANATSCH, DARRELL THOMPSON & JOAN THOMPSON, Plaintiffs, represented by RHETT A. MCSWEENEY , MCSWEENEY/LANGEVIN.

JAMES LABARGE, Norma Guajardo, CELSO TREVINO & NORMA TREVINO, Plaintiffs, represented by THEODORE S. FORMAN , FORMAN LAW OFFICES PA.

HELEN POTAK, Plaintiff, represented by RICHARD M. GOLOMB , GOLOMB & HONIK, P.C. & STEPHEN J. RESNICK , JONATHAN A. ORSEN, PC.

ELIZABETH S. JONES & MARIA G. SANCHEZ, Plaintiffs, represented by KATHRYN SNAPKA , THE SNAPKA LAW FIRM.

JAMES BOLES, II, Plaintiff, represented by REGINA SHARLOW JOHNSON , LOPEZ MCHUGH LLP.

PATRICIA CANALES, GWENDOLYN MANN, KATHLEEN CASHATT, ROBERT CASHATT & ADAM SLACK, Plaintiffs, represented by MICHAEL P. MCGARTLAND , MCGARTLAND LAW FIRM PLLC.

JANET JOHNSON, Plaintiff, represented by DANIEL A. NIGH , LEVIN PAPANTONIO & MARC DAVID GROSSMAN , SANDERS PHLLIPS GROSSMAN, LLC.

DELORES AGUILAR, BRIAN BASS, TIMOTHY BRUCE, MARY CARTER, SONYA FAGGETT, BRADLEY FREEMAN, VICTORIA HAMLIN, SHEILA JOHNSON, PATSY MCCARTY, MICHAEL REISS, DONNA SCHELLER, REBECCA TAYLOR, RICHARD VALENTINE, DORIS WEYANT, ROSIE WHITE & PAUL COPENHAVER, Plaintiffs, represented by TYLER JOSEPH SCHNEIDER , TORHOERMAN LAW.

JAMES H. GREER, LORRAINE S. GREER & MELODY W. YOES, Plaintiffs, represented by KRISTIE MARIE HIGHTOWER , LUNDY LUNDY SOILEAU & SOUTH LLP.

Allen Williamson, D.O. & Kathryn Williamson, D.O., Plaintiffs, represented by PAUL FRANKLIN FERGUSON, Jr. , THE FERGUSON LAW FIRM LLP.

ERIC JOHNSON, Plaintiff, represented by JASON CHARLES CHAMBERS , HOLLIS LAW FIRM & ADAM M. SLATER , MAZIE SLATER KATZ & FREEMAN.

EVA MORAVA, PETER COLLINS, JACKIE FELDER, LOIS DAVIS, MILTON GUILLIAM, JR., DOROTHY NETTLES, PATRICIA SONNIER, BARBARA PAGE, WILLIE EDWARD HILL, CAROL GENTRY, JOSE MIRANDA, BERNICE HUDSON, PATRICIA MIMS, GARY ROBERTS & LORETTA VENUTI, Plaintiffs, represented by STACY KATHRYN HAUER .

JEFFERY COX, PAMELA HAVNEN, BRADLEY JOHNSON, HEATHER SHEPARD, DEBRA KELLEY & NORMA ELIAS, Plaintiffs, represented by MARC DAVID GROSSMAN , SANDERS PHLLIPS GROSSMAN, LLC.

James E. Buie, Plaintiff, pro se.

RICHARD HILLIARD, DORIS WHITAKER, MARY SANDERS, KAREN ANDREWS & JERRY BURROUGHS, Plaintiffs, represented by JENNIFER A. LENZE , LENZE MOSS PLC.

MICHAEL HESS, Executor of the Estate of HELEN L. HESS (deceased), Plaintiff, represented by MICHAEL K. JOHNSON , JOHNSON BECKER, PLLC & STACY KATHRYN HAUER .

DIANA L. MULLINS & JOHN STEPHEN MULLINS, Plaintiffs, represented by JOSEPH H. MATTINGLY , MATTINGLY & NALLY-MARTIN PLLC.

DEBRA HODGES, Plaintiff, represented by MICHAEL JOHN SOBIERAY , STEWART & STEWART.

EARNICE FOSTER & JERRY FOSTER, Plaintiffs, represented by SHEILA FLO CAMPBELL , SHEILA CAMPBELL PA.

CECILIA MEDINA, ALBERT D. ELLSWORTH & DEBRA TAYLOR, Plaintiffs, represented by BENJAMIN JACOB STEINBERG , LOPEZ MCHUGH LLP.

Teresa Cooksey, Plaintiff, represented by JIMMY BORUNDA , LAW OFFICE OF JIMMY BORUNDA.

MICHAEL HUGHES, Plaintiff, represented by DAVID C. DEGREEFF , WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL LLP, JEFFREY M. KUNTZ , WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL LLP & THOMAS P. CARTMELL , WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL LLP.

SHIRLEY L. SHADDIX, 18-10388, Plaintiff, pro se.

DAIICHI SANYKO, INC., Defendant, represented by Alan J. Lazarus , Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, Andrew J. Lee , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Bart C. Sullivan , FOX GALVIN, LLC, DANIEL B. CARROLL , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, DAVID N. ALLEN , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO, LLP, David B. Sudzus , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP, Elizabeth R.R. Showalter , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, JAMES DOUGLAS GRIMES , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO LLP, Jeffrey S. Eden , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, John D. Sear , Bowman & Brooke LLP, John W. Sinnott , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Jonathan D. Phelps , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Kristen L. Mayer , Tucker Ellis, MICHAEL CHARLES ZOGBY , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, Margaret A. Hoffmann , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Nancy J. Penner , SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL P.L.C., QUENTIN F. URQUHART, Jr. , IRWIN FRITCHIE URQUHART & MOORE LLC, ROBERT H. STIER , PIERCE ATWOOD LLP, Robert D. Houghton , SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL P.L.C., SIOBHAN A. CULLEN , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, SUSAN M. SHARKO , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP & Tom Singer , Axilon Law Group, PLLC.

DAIICHI SANKYO U.S. HOLDINGS,INC., Defendant, represented by Alan J. Lazarus , Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, Andrew J. Lee , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Bart C. Sullivan , FOX GALVIN, LLC, DANIEL B. CARROLL , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, DAVID N. ALLEN , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO, LLP, David B. Sudzus , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP, Elizabeth R.R. Showalter , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, JAMES DOUGLAS GRIMES , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO LLP, Jeffrey S. Eden , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, John D. Sear , Bowman & Brooke LLP, John W. Sinnott , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Jonathan D. Phelps , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Kristen L. Mayer , Tucker Ellis, MICHAEL CHARLES ZOGBY , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, Nancy J. Penner , SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL P.L.C., QUENTIN F. URQUHART, Jr. , IRWIN FRITCHIE URQUHART & MOORE LLC, ROBERT H. STIER , PIERCE ATWOOD LLP, Robert D. Houghton , SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL P.L.C., SIOBHAN A. CULLEN , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, SUSAN M. SHARKO , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP & Tom Singer , Axilon Law Group, PLLC.

FOREST LABORATORIES, LLC, Defendant, represented by David B. Sudzus , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP, John D. Sear , Bowman & Brooke LLP, MICHAEL CHARLES ZOGBY , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, Nancy J. Penner , SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL P.L.C., Robert D. Houghton , SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL P.L.C., SUSAN M. SHARKO , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP & Tom Singer , Axilon Law Group, PLLC.

FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Defendant, represented by Andrew J. Lee , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Bart C. Sullivan , FOX GALVIN, LLC, DAVID N. ALLEN , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO, LLP, David B. Sudzus , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP, JAMES DOUGLAS GRIMES , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO LLP, Jeffrey S. Eden , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, John D. Sear , Bowman & Brooke LLP, Kristen L. Mayer , Tucker Ellis, MICHAEL CHARLES ZOGBY , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, Margaret A. Hoffmann , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Michael Carl Zellers , Tucker Ellis and West LLP, Monee Takla Hanna , Tucker Ellis LLP, Nancy J. Penner , SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL P.L.C., Robert D. Houghton , SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL P.L.C., SUSAN M. SHARKO , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, Soo Y. Lin , Tucker Ellis LLP & Tom Singer , Axilon Law Group, PLLC.

FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Defendant, represented by Andrew J. Lee , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Bart C. Sullivan , FOX GALVIN, LLC, DANIEL B. CARROLL , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, DAVID N. ALLEN , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO, LLP, David B. Sudzus , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP, JAMES DOUGLAS GRIMES , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO LLP, Jeffrey S. Eden , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, John D. Sear , Bowman & Brooke LLP, Kristen L. Mayer , Tucker Ellis, MICHAEL CHARLES ZOGBY , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, Margaret A. Hoffmann , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Nancy J. Penner , SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL P.L.C., Robert D. Houghton , SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL P.L.C., SUSAN M. SHARKO , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP & Tom Singer , Axilon Law Group, PLLC.

DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD., Defendant, represented by Alan J. Lazarus , Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, DAVID N. ALLEN , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO, LLP, Elizabeth R.R. Showalter , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, JAMES DOUGLAS GRIMES , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO LLP, John W. Sinnott , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Jonathan D. Phelps , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, MICHAEL CHARLES ZOGBY , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, QUENTIN F. URQUHART, Jr. , IRWIN FRITCHIE URQUHART & MOORE LLC, SIOBHAN A. CULLEN , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP & SUSAN M. SHARKO , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP.

FOREST LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant, represented by Alan J. Lazarus , Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, Andrew J. Lee , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Bart C. Sullivan , FOX GALVIN, LLC, DAVID N. ALLEN , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO, LLP, David B. Sudzus , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP, Elizabeth R.R. Showalter , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, JAMES DOUGLAS GRIMES , HEDRICK GARDNER KINCHELOE & GAROFALO LLP, Jeffrey S. Eden , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, John W. Sinnott , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Jonathan D. Phelps , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Kristen L. Mayer , Tucker Ellis, MICHAEL CHARLES ZOGBY , DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH, LLP, QUENTIN F. URQUHART, Jr. , IRWIN FRITCHIE URQUHART & MOORE LLC & SUSAN M. SHARKO , DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH, LLP.

MORRISBART LLC, Respondent, represented by DENNIS M. GEIER , COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH.

Debbie Johnson, Claimant, represented by MATTHEW RYAN MCCARLEY , FEARS NACHAWATI LAW FIRM PLLC.

SHIRLEY L. SHADDIX, Interested Party, pro se.


OPINION

This matter comes before the Court on Defendants' ["Daiichi Sankyo"] unopposed motion ["the motion"] to seal (ECF No. 67) Exhibit A to their motion for summary judgement filed 10 August 2018. For the reasons below, the motion to seal Exhibit A is GRANTED. An...

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